People who have had what they believe to be supernatural experiences are more likely to be “religious givers,” with their behavior based on cost-benefit principles that work in other transactions — whether that be through Amazon.com or an auto repair shop, according to a Baylor University study.
Paying extra bucks to “go green” in a hybrid car may pay off in self-esteem and image for older drivers, as well as give a healthy boost to the environment, according to a Baylor University study.
Turning to the Internet to find out what ails you is common, but for folks who have trouble handling uncertainty, “cyberchondria” – the online counterpart to hypochondria – worsens as they seek answers, according to a Baylor University researcher.
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” may be the traditional view when it comes to death. But “ashes to tattoos” is one unconventional way people have found to honor their dead, as mourning goes skin-deep, mobile, wearable and virtual this century. It’s all part of denying the “messiness of the corpse” and “returning” the dead.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 23, 2013) — Baylor University professors Stephen Trumble, Ph.D., and Sascha Usenko, Ph.D., have developed a novel technique for reconstructing contaminant and hormone profiles using whale earplugs, determining—for the first time—lifetime chemical exposures and hormone profiles—from birth to death—for an individual whale, information that was previously unattainable. (VIDEO IS AVAILABLE.)
Consumers who plan to buy eco-friendly bamboo apparel are attracted if the price is right, but their next consideration is the product's novelty, according to a new study by Baylor University researchers.
Hypnotic relaxation therapy improves sexual health in postmenopausal women who have moderate to severe hot flashes, according to Baylor University researchers who presented their findings at the American Psychological Association's recent annual meeting.
Congregation size has an impact on how people view the reasons for racial inequality in America, according to a new study by researchers at Baylor University and the University of Southern California.
A faith-based prisoner re-entry program in Minnesota has saved an estimated $3 million by reducing recidivism, according to a Baylor University study published in the International Journal of Criminology and Sociology.
Southerners are generally not as trusting as people who live in other parts of the country, but trusting people are more likely to cooperate in recycling, buying green products and conserving water, a new Baylor University study on environmental protection shows.
The most common thing that couples want from each other during a conflict is not an apology, but a willingness to relinquish power, according to a new Baylor University study.
People punish generous group members by rejecting them socially — even though the generosity benefits everyone — because the “big givers” are nonconformists, according to a Baylor University study.
State policymakers' attention to teacher quality -- an issue education research shows is essential to improving schooling outcomes for racial minority students -- is highly responsive to low graduation rates among white students, but not among black students, according to a Baylor University study.
Two new Baylor University studies show that Israeli Jewish adults who attend synagogue regularly, pray often, and consider themselves religious are significantly healthier and happier than their non-religious counterparts. They also report greater satisfaction with life.
Young adults who deem themselves “spiritual but not religious” are more likely to commit property crimes — and to a lesser extent, violent ones — than those who identify themselves as either “religious and spiritual” or “religious but not spiritual,” according to Baylor University researchers.
Suggestions for summer diets, exercise and de-stressing are offered by Baylor experts.
American entrepreneurs pray more frequently, are more likely to see God as personal and are more likely to attend services in congregations that encourage business and profit-making, according to a study by Baylor University scholars of business and sociology.
Paul L. Foster of El Paso has given $35 million to Baylor University – the largest gift from a living alumnus in Baylor’s history – for the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, housing the Hankamer School of Business. Foster’s gift also supports a new on-campus football stadium.
WACO, Texas (May 30, 2013) - When their schools are near fast-food restaurants, black and Hispanic adolescents are more likely to be overweight and receive less benefit from exercise than Asian or white students, according to a study published in the current issue of Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. The study underscores the importance of understanding how adolescents respond to fast-food availability near school.
WACO, Texas (May 23, 2013) — By blending choruses, empathy and common sense, Baylor University lyricist-poet Terry York and more than 200 elementary school students and adults in choirs have begun an unusual anti-bullying crusade.
A recent Baylor University research study has shed new light on the diet and food acquisition strategies of some the earliest human ancestors in Africa.
Sunless tanning — whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills — has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don’t provide the perfect tan, young women likely will not use them, according to a Baylor University researcher.
A mother’s trait of simply “being there” was mentioned most frequently by young men as critical in their relationships with their moms — whether that meant talking about romance, discussing faith or picking a college major, according to a Baylor University resesarcher.
The Easter egg — long maligned by some Christians because of ancient pagan cultures’ use of eggs as fertility symbols — is making the rounds in social media, with Christians touting religious-themed egg ideas via blogs, tweets and Pinterest. Some sites even offer free downloadable “printables,” Scriptures to tuck into plastic Easter eggs, says a Baylor University pop culture expert.
Adults whose parents were divorced are more likely to switch religions or disassociate themselves from institutional religions altogether — but growing up in a single-parent family does not have any effect on private religious life, including praying, according to a study by a Baylor University sociologist.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2013) —Obesity, diabetes and other ailments plague impoverished communities at higher rates than the general United States population. In rural Texas border towns, or colonias, Mexican-American residents are at an even greater risk for chronic health problems.
The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity — especially sports — ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a study by Baylor University researchers.
A study to examine whether and how Boy Scout programs affect the character, health and academic achievement of youths — as well as their contribution to community and democracy — will be launched in September by Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and Tufts University’s Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.
While digitizing letters of immortal lovers/Victorian poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a graduate student discovered a connection between the real-world Robert Browning and the immensely popular TV show "Downton Abbey."
Companies may overreact to social or environmental activists protesting their business practices, according to a Baylor University article in the Academy of Management Review. The article examined why some firms are more likely to change such practices than others, as well as whether and how targeted firms and other industry members will change.
Caving in to social pressure to do something makes for good vibes about being in a group -- whether it's philanthropists, co-workers or gangs -- and can produce more of the same behavior, a Baylor study finds.
By allowing employees to participate in a work-sponsored internal social networking site, a company can improve morale and reduce turnover, according to a Baylor University case study published in the European Journal of Information Systems.
Siblings who are close as adults — like head coaches Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh, who will clash in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 — are less likely to be depressed and have higher blood pressure over the long haul, says a Baylor researcher.
Baylor University researchers are one step closer to understanding the algae that causes a substantial number of fish deaths in more than 18 states.
With a single social-media misstep, student-athletes could lose athletic eligibility or a scholarship. But that’s not stopping them from using Twitter – sometimes even during games, when they may see harsh criticism of their performances from fans, according to a study by Baylor University and Clemson University researchers.
Grief experts say it is easy to lose awareness that people all around us have experienced some sort of loss – the death of a loved one, divorce, deployment or even job loss – that will greatly impact holidays and other special occasions. So how does a family get through the holidays, while working through the grieving process?
Self-important Scrooge and self-effacing George Bailey of “It’s a Wonderful Life” might well have served as case studies for Baylor University psychologists who probed the question of how arrogance and humility influence helpfulness.
Noted New Testament scholar-teacher Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Ph.D., will join Baylor University’s department of religion in fall 2013 as Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation. She has taught at Princeton Theological Seminary for 21 years.
Pastor burnout — a trend that has led many ministers to leave their posts — has in recent years spurred everything from clergy health initiatives to sabbaticals to pastor burnout blogs.
Blending religion with familism — a strong commitment to lifelong marriage and childbearing — dampens secular civic participation, according to research by a Baylor University sociologist.
A former monk/civil engineer/business manager, who now teaches Arabic at Baylor University, has translated the New Testament for the first time into Arabic — one of the fastest-growing languages on Twitter — directly from what most scholars believe was Jesus’ primary language.
After a devastating natural disaster such as Hurricane Sandy destroys their houses, people need a place to call home temporarily while they begin to sort through problems ranging from a lack of drinking water to long lines for gas to shattered nerves.
Baylor University has been awarded two new federal grants for research on Gulf War illness, the complex medical condition that affects veterans of the 1991 war. The grants, from the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs of the U.S. Department of Defense, total nearly $1.6 million, and bring current federal funding for Baylor’s Gulf War research program to over $2.3 million
Clinical hypnosis can effectively reduce hot flashes and associated symptoms among post-menopausal women, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Baylor University’s Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory.
“Technology and Human Flourishing” will be the theme of the 2012 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture, hosted by the Institute for Faith and Learning, on Thursday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 27.
Nearly 80 inmates are seminary students at a Texas maximum security prison in a program aimed at sending “field ministers” to other prisons. Baylor has been awarded a grant to study the impact of the program and one like it at Louisiana's Angola prison. .
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